Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 13, 2016

LOT 416

BREITLING REF. 816 NAVITIMER STEEL Breitling, Geneve, Navitimer, case No. 1247253, Ref. 816. Made in 1968. Fine, large, octagonal, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, telemeter, slide-rule and a later Breitling deployant clasp. Accompanied by a later Breitling box.

Three body, polished, bidirectional revolving notched black and white bezel to rotate the inner slide rule disc, screwed down case back, lapidated lugs. Bicolor black and matte silver with luminous Arabic numerals and indexes, subsidiary dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer 1/5th seconds scale, telemeter and slide-rule graduation. Luminous white baton hands. Cal. 13"', rhodium plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, selfcompensating fl at balance spring.